Portable granary.



W. J. HAAS.

PURTABLE GRANARY.

APPLxoATIoN FILED JULY 6,1909.

953,827. Patented Apr.5, 1910.

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UNITED PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. HAAS. OF ST. PAUL, MINNESOM PORTABLE GRANARY.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application tiled July 1909. Serial lio. 505,997.

vjoining together 'the sections.

1 To this 'end my invention consists in the features .of construction and combination hereinafter described'and elaime In the accompanying drawings forming part. of this specification: Fignre lis a erspective view of'my invention, Fig 2 41s a similar View of the cover, Fig. 3 is a 20A view on line -w of Fig.` 1, Fig. 4 is a view on line :rj-1% of. Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is a section on line z-z o Fig. 2, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of two of the wall sections and join" ing means broken away, Fig. 7 is an inside view of the illustrated joining ineans` ofi the'r wall Section, Fig. 8 is a vertical section through the bin; Fig. 9 is a plan View nl a portion of the bottoni, Fig. 1() a section on line ve-v of Fig. 9, Fig. 11 is an interilor view of a portion of the bin. As shown in t'lie drawings the wall of the bin is made up of a plurality of ysoutiens" 2, the side edges 3 being rolled outwardly and back upon the sections, and thtl lower edge "4 being turned outwardly and thon inwardl to forni a groove to rrccivc the outer e( ges of the bottoni section together by a union having inturned edges to receive the bent edges 3 and to cause said unioni to slip downwardly over `thc saine. Nithtthe union in place a strip 7 is placgcd in position across the joint between adjacent sections on the inner side of the bin and connected with' the' union U by bolts 8. The bottom is secured to the wall sections y having its outer edge slipped into he grooved lower edges 4 of the wall sceti ns and by having the lower ends 9 of `the str ps 7 bolted to said bottoni. The adjacent ed es of the bottom sections are doubled upon themselves as shown in Fig. 10 to form hooked flanges 10 over which is slipped unions 11, 4corresponding with unions 6. Similarly the top is made up of sections `12, the edges of the sections being bent to forlrm llte'A side edges of the wall sections 2 are joined@rv hooked flanges 13 over whih slide the unions 14, corresponding with the unions 6. The to is further formed with a suitable eirciim erential fiange 15 to fit inside the bin. Thebinmiiy be strengthened by a series of surrounding rings 16. A slide 17 is used in connect-ion with one of the side walls to alloviiaccess to the bin.

To allow iiling of the bags from the bin I provide a hop er 18 removably fitted over a tube 19 exten ing through the side wall of` the bin, the hopper being suitably su ported as by means of arms 2() hinged to tlie hopper and detaehably supported upon a )racket 21 secured to the interior ofthe bili. Discharge tubes 22 may be removably iitted over the outer end of tube 1'9. To allow lilling of the bin the discharge tubes may be removed and the hopper 18 supported upon the outer end of the tube 19 as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 8. a bracket 23 being lsupported upon the outer wall of the biitto receive the hop er arins 20.

By the use o my improved sectional con` struction and means for joining the didi-rent parts together. I secure a bin that. is very easily set up, vcry strong and durable, and with which there is no chance of leakage.

yI claim:

l. 'A bili of ih e'class described comprising a plurality of wall sections havinI their adjacent edges turned outwardly andbuckwaidly to forni hooked iianues, plates having inwardly hooked edges iitting over Said llanges. reinforcing strips covering the joints between said sections upon the opposite sides from .said plates, the edges `of .said reinforcing stri is overla, ping the cdgesol the hooked p ates for tlie purpose .set torlll.

12. A bin of the class described Compris4 in; l a plurality of` wall sections havin their ad jacent yedges turned outwardly an backwardly und having their bottoni edges extend outwardly ,land doubled inwardly to torln an external .hooked Harige upon the bottom of said wall, plates having inwardly booke( edges slidably fitted over the adjacent tanges of the sections, reinforcing .strips upon the inner sides of the sections, means connectn said slidable plates and said strips, an bottom sect-ions having their outer ed es extending into the hooked Halli esacarrie the lower edge of said wa 3. Ayiiin of the class describedcoinprising a plurality of wall sovtiof having their pl/nten a plillality off/reinforcing rings A0 outer edges turned outwax ly :1nd backsjrrolind' g sa? bin. Wal-diy to form hooked Han es, plates hnvf In tesqmony, whereof I gix ny signntuve g inwardly hooked edges tting over seid/1u prsenfe of'hvo witnesses. .L6'Hanges, xeforci strips coverng tzle .WILLIAM H AS ioints petvlvsxa `n sai sections upon opposite Y! sides fromidiltes, Bottom plates means Wit esses: carried by the" lower edges of the wafl plates f H. S. J oHNsoN,

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